If you have ever served in the armed forces, and specifically in the United States Navy, then you will understand and appreciate the expressions of humor within this book. Cartooning for twenty years... More > did more than make people laugh at situations, but chronicled naval history in a more humorous light.< Less

If you have ever served in the armed forces, and specifically in the United States Navy, then you will understand and appreciate the expressions of humor within this book. Cartooning for twenty years... More > did more than make people laugh at situations, but chronicled naval history in a more humorous light.< Less

The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was also notable for innovation in the use of... More > ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy", the result of a modernization effort that began in the 1880s made it the largest in the world by the 1920s.
The Naval History of the United States has been written in two volumes by Willis J. Abbot. Through this detailed document he has given the deep insight into how the US Navy came into existence, how it gradually developed, how it took part in major wars around the world, and how it came to be the most powerful Navy in the world.
The writing technique is equally impressive and even a layman can get to the bottom of the subject. Even the technical terms, very much personal to the Navy people, are presented with detailed definitions and allusions. The references given in the books are highly impressive and appropriate.< Less

The Naval History of the United States has been written in two volumes by Willis J. Abbot. Through this detailed document he has given the deep insight into how the US Navy came into existence, how... More > it gradually developed, how it took part in major wars around the world, and how it came to be the most powerful Navy in the world.
-----The writing technique is equally impressive and even a layman can get to the bottom of the subject. Even the technical terms, very much personal to the Navy people, are presented with detailed definitions and allusions. The references given in the books are highly impressive and appropriate.
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These two volumes are a kind of mirror of American history in the backdrop of the US Navy.< Less

This book has over 100 unique and never before seen black and white photos of NAS Ft Worth Joint Reserve Base, formally Carswell Air Force Base. All known information about each picture is listed.... More > These photos came from Federal and State archives, as well as personnel collections. A page detailed timeline covering the 70 year history is located in the back of the book. A great book for a Military buff or anyone who was stationed or worked at the Ft Worth base.
Own a great piece of History!< Less

This book is a reprint of the 216 Squadron, Royal Air Force, World
War One history, written by various authors and edited by E.D.
Harding. It was first published privately in 1923. As far as is... More > known,
this history, rarely found today, has never been reprinted until now.
All care has been taken when transcribing the original book. The page
numbering has, as much as possible been matched to that of the
original, and the text has been accurately recreated.
Some format changes have been made, particularly to the crew lists
on operations flown, to make them more readily readable. Where
there are changes in the text, this has been to correct obvious spelling
errors in person or place names, and where specific facts have been
altered from that published in the original, this has been noted in
footnotes at the base of the respective page.< Less

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